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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Markku Heikinheimo
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-63320 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Endocrinology 20150210 5
Transcription factor GATA4 is expressed in somatic cells of the mammalian testis. Gene targeting studies in mice have shown that GATA4 is essential for proper differentiation and function of Sertoli cells. The role of GATA4 in Leydig cell development, however, remains controversial, because targeted mutagenesis experiments in mice have not shown a consistent phenotype, possibly due to context-dependent effects or compensatory responses. We therefore undertook a reductionist approach to study the ...[more]